JAXA's first wooden satellite deploys from space station
In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a ...
This is how NASA aims to bring Mars rock and soil samples at a cheaper and faster rate
NASA proposes a quicker, cost-effective plan to bring Mars samples to Earth by 2030, reducing the mission cost from $11 ...
Five ways to make aviation more sustainable right now
Aviation is a small but significant contributor to global emissions. It’s predicted to grow at 4% per year, unless urgent ...
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NASA has just two Mars Sample Return mission lander options left
JPL's spy crane tech or private vendor to get $5-7 billion contract, before hitching lift back to Earth with ESA NASA says it ...
Satellite images show the start of Palisades fire
Via CNN - Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows where the Palisades Fire started.
NASA will decide how to bring soil samples back from Mars in 2026
The Mars Sample Return program has been way over budget and, according to NASA's administrator, has been "out of control." ...
Debris falling from the sky: more often, more risk
It is still not clear what exactly fell onto a Kenyan village last month, but such events are likely to become increasingly ...
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What Next For NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission – Will We Get Them Before 2040?
“Pursuing two potential paths forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant ...
NASA asked for cheaper ways to get Mars samples. It had one all along.
Recent exceptional rock discoveries have only mounted pressure on NASA to solve the problems facing its Mars Sample Return mission, its plan to fly bits of rock, dust, and air collected by ...
NASA studies options to rein in cost of Mars Sample Return mission
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still doesn’t know how.
For more than a year, scientists and aerospace engineers have been awaiting NASA’s decision on how to rescue the troubled ...